At the time of World War II, American submarines were no longer ... so Yamamoto devised the submarine aircraft carrier idea as a means to get close to American cities without being detected.

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

However, both the video’s title and its textual caption are somewhat misleading: “Early in World War II, Japanese forces sank the USS Wahoo submarine with 79 men on board. Vice Admiral Charles ...

During World War II, many Japanese ... And the aircraft needed to be able to carry bombs beneath each wing. In short, the Navy wanted something that could fly fast, fly far, land on carriers ...

Media in China are warning against Japan's “remilitarisation” after the country unveiled its biggest warship since World War II on Tuesday ... helicopter carrier a “quasi-aircraft carrier ...

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture--The British aircraft carrier ... to the western Pacific. The carrier will depart from Yokosuka Naval Base on Sept. 9, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- On July 30, 1945, shortly after midnight, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine somewhere in the Philippine Sea. Roughly 300 of the sailors aboard went down with ...